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    bursthlaughterat

    ralph**obethhlywelldeserved.

    theofficertuede;andoutintoaviolent

    ansto

    restraiheboyevidentlyantnothing;besides,hewas

    onlyaboy,andbesidesh,again,

    oheutin,thoughheard

    ehelieutenant

    thananyother.

    ralphuchyouhanafrench

    ladofthesaageinpointofsizehewas

    nsiderablytallerthantheoffiobiles,andhisbroad

    shouldersgaveproseofunusualstrength.thereoo,alook

    offearlessnessandde

    ehaticallyasan”aer.”seeingthis,thelieutenant

    burstintoanstraioflaughter;andsaidthatitwas

    ”verygoodreallyverygood,foraboy.”

    everyoneelseheendeavortostifletheir

    laughterthatthelieutenantagaintookupthepartofquestioner.

    ”isuppose,youlen,thatyouefroaintcyrorthe

    polyteagihatyouhave

    pletedyourstudies,iherofthe

    ”ihavenottheadvantageofhavieitherofthelitary

    acadees,”ralphsaidquietly.”haveyou”

    againtheree,stofthoseinthe

    rooadgatheredround.

    ”yiasktooftheserviceyoubelong”theofficer

    asked,per.

    ”youyask,certainly;andihavenoobjetoanswer,”ralph

    said.”brotherandselfbothbelongtothegeneralstaff.”

    theofficerlookedsurprised.

    ”haveyouservedalready,sir,orhasyourserviceyetto

    nce”

    ”ihaveseensolittleservicealready,”ralphsaid.

    ”yiaskgeneralhashadthebeofyourassistance”

    thelieutenantsaid,haionofpoliteness.

    atthisntthesousprefectpushedforward.

    ”silenuchof

    this.thesegentlenhaveperfreatservicetofrand

    areguests;andilookuponitasapersonalattackupon

    self.”

    ”excuse,sir,”ralphsaid,risingfroisseatforthefirst

    ti.”iaratefultoyou,foryourinterferenbehalf;

    buti,uponthepresentoasion,tohave

    renderedanyservie.ihadnothingtodohthe

    dispatches,nothingtodoeoutasa

    passenger,uponprivatedesireandpleasure,attheriskof

    urseofbeingkilled.undoubtedlyinearlywaskilled;andilook

    upoertainntthatyouhavegivenusasakind

    ngratulationuponouothavingbrokenouecks.

    ”kindly,theoansyself.ithink

    iyown.”

    thesousprefectshruggedhisshoulders;tosignifythat,inthat

    case,hehewholebusiness.

    ”nohequestion.thegeneral

    uponybrotherandselfservedwasgeneral

    cariels.”

    theofficershruggedhisshoulders.

    ”siti,”ralphsaid,restelythanhehadyetspoken,

    ”brotherandselfhavehadtheofferofpostsupoaffs

    ofgerochu,generalducrot